Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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An introduction to HCG's 3-part (for now) YouTube series, designed for guitarists who want to get their feet wet with the basics of music theory. This is just a brief intro, where I discuss a few of the reasons WHY it's important to know a little theory, for those who need a little extra convincing.

Links to the series:
Part 1: youtu.be/E2ardSxEB24
Part 2: youtu.be/dIy7lKfMRGQ
Part 3: youtu.be/ZY8-xJXntqE

Here are links to a few free PDFs that will be helpful:
highcountryguitar.com/pdfs-for-download

Hit up highcountryguitar.com for the rest of this series, and a mountain of other free resources for improvising guitarists. Lots of material for Grateful Dead & Phish fans too.

NOW INTRODUCING the Base Camp guitar course, a complete course designed for late beginning to intermediate players who want to solidify their knowledge of the fretboard so they can be free to play and create in any musical context. Available at highcountryguitar.com